Norfolk: Lingwood

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Lingwood is about 8 miles E. of Norwich.

Cemeteries

See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries

Census

Blofield Union Workhouse was in this parish.
1881: Blofield Union Workhouse
1891: Lingwood: Surname List
1891: Blofield Union Workhouse: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Blofield, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Peter: Description and pictures.
Church of St Peter: Minister, location, picture, events, history, etc.
Lingwood Methodist Church: Minister, services, location, description, picture, etc.

Church Records

Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Lingwood was in Blofield Registration District.

Description and Travel

Lingwood Railway Station: Description and pictures.

Gazetteers and Directories

Lingwood is in Blofield hundred.

Land and Property

Kelly, Geoffrey Ian: Lingwood Manor: historical notes.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1990]
Inclosure: See Moulton St Mary.

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Blofield Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World Wars 1 and 2.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Lingwood became part of the Blofield Union, and the workhouse was in this parish.

Blofield Union Workhouse: Description from White's Directory of Norfolk, 1845.
Blofield Union Parishes: List of parishes in the union.
Blofield Poor Law Union and Workhouse: Description and pictures.
Guardians of the Blofield Union: October 1835 to March 1836.
Serreau, Audrey: Times and Years: A History of the Blofield Union Workhouse at Lingwood in Norfolk.
[ISBN 0948903937, Bungay, Morrow and Co, 2000]

Population

These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the 10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and single occupiers.

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1801 34 42 229

1811 33 39 198

1821 51 56 292

1831 57 57 294

1841 79 -- 473

1851 81 -- 509

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 79 -- 509

1871 78 78 438

1881 72 72 399

1891 80 80 421

1901 86 86 438

1911 -- 93 495

There may be more people living in detached parts of the parish (if there were any) and, if so, the number may or may not be included in the figures above. It is quite difficult to be sure from the population tables.

1821 Census: "An inclosure of land, and small tenements built thereon, is mentioned, in the Return of Lingwood, as having caused an increase of Population".
1851 Census: "The Return includes 102 persons in 1841, and 135 in 1851, in the Blofield Union Workhouse".
1911 Census: The total included 95 people in the workhouse.

Schools

Lingwood School: Picture of the school, etc.

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